The University of North Dakota hits the road for the first time this season, as they travel to Western Illinois on Saturday. UND opened the year with home wins against Southern Illinois, South Dakota State and South Dakota.
NDSU rebounded after their first loss with a 25-0 win over Missouri State. The Bison host Illinois State from the Fargodome on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25
1. James Madison (3-0, 1-0 CAA), 981 points (29 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 1; Week 4 Result: 20-17 win at Elon
2. Weber State (1-0 Big Sky), 928 (2)
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 4 Result: Postponed at Cal Poly
3. North Dakota (3-0 Missouri Valley), 919 (9)
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 4 Result: 21-10 win over then-No. 20 South Dakota
4. Northern Iowa (2-1 Missouri Valley), 863
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 4 Result: 20-10 win over then-No. 15 Illinois State
5. North Dakota State (3-1, 2-1 Missouri Valley), 778
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 4 Result: 25-0 win at Missouri State
6. Villanova (1-0 CAA), 777
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 4 Result: 16-13 win at Stony Brook
7. Nicholls (3-0, 2-0 Southland), 754
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 4 Result: 31-24 win at Northwestern State
8. South Dakota State (2-1 Missouri Valley), 752
Previous Ranking: 8; Week 4 Result: 45-10 win over Western Illinois
9. Kennesaw State (1-0, 0-0 Big South), 653
Previous Ranking: 9; Week 4 Result: No game
T10. Jacksonville State (5-1, 2-0 Ohio Valley), 652
Previous Ranking: 10; Week 4 Result: 38-16 win at Tennessee State
T10. Southern Illinois (3-1, 2-1 Missouri Valley), 652
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 4 Result: 30-22 win at Youngstown State
12. Sam Houston (1-0 Southland), 557
Previous Ranking: 12; Week 4 Result: No game
13. Albany (1-0 CAA), 538
Previous Ranking: 13; Week 4 Result: 24-20 win at then-No. 14 New Hampshire
14. Chattanooga (2-1, 2-0 Southern), 402
Previous Ranking: 18; Week 4 Result: 25-24 OT win at The Citadel
15. Furman (2-1 Southern), 351
Previous Ranking: 17; Week 4 Result: 44-37 OT win over Samford
16. Eastern Washington (1-1 Big Sky), 317
Previous Ranking: 22; Week 4 Result: 45-13 win over Northern Arizona
17. New Hampshire (0-1 CAA), 272
Previous Ranking: 14; Week 4 Result: 24-20 loss to then-No. 13 Albany
18. Southeastern Louisiana (1-1 Southland), 239
Previous Ranking: 24; Week 4 Result: 25-20 win over McNeese
19. Delaware (1-0 CAA), 233
Previous Ranking: 25; Week 4 Result: 37-0 win over Maine
20. Wofford (1-1 Southern), 222
Previous Ranking: 21; Week 4 Result: Postponed vs. ETSU
21. South Dakota (1-1 Missouri Valley), 185
Previous Ranking: 20; Week 4 Result: 21-10 loss at then-No. 4 North Dakota
22. Illinois State (0-2 Missouri Valley), 148
Previous Ranking: 15; Week 4 Result: 20-10 loss at then-No. 3 Northern Iowa
23. UC Davis (1-0 Big Sky), 140
Previous Ranking: Unranked; Week 4 Result: 27-17 win at Idaho
24. Monmouth (0-0 Big South), 119
Previous Ranking: 23; Week 4 Result: No game
25. UIW (2-0 Southland), 115
Previous Ranking: Unranked; West 4 Result: 42-20 win at Lamar
Dropped Out: Southeast Missouri (16) and Idaho (19)
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): VMI 89, Idaho 81, Southeast Missouri 77, Jackson State 55, Richmond 36, Gardner-Webb 32, San Diego 15, ETSU 12, Austin Peay 10, Dixie State 10, Murray State 9, Tarleton 9, Elon 3
*Courtesy STATS
